Magnesium butyrate in dry cow nutrition for improving rumen development and feed intake during lactation start-up. High-yielding dairy cows need to be maintained at the highest feeding standards to ensure high milk production and optimal health. During the dry period, the feed intake is lowered and the metabolism is slowed down. This gives the cow […]

Farmers and nutritionists face ever evolving pressures from legislation, innovations and social pressures. It remains quite a puzzle to design ruminant diets that meet the needs of the animal on one hand, and also meet the societal demands and economic constraints on the other. For example, look at the phosphate limitations we face in Europe. […]